Equipmake, the Norfolk-based electronics R&D company, is about to begin an unprecedented expansion phase that, within five years, will convert it to a tier one manufacturer of electric motors for cars, making “hundreds of thousands a year”. The firm, which over the past decade has used a highly successful phase designing KERS systems for Formula… Continue reading UK electric motor firm Equipmake ready to become world’s top supplier
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Tesla Model S in Autopilot collides with police SUV
Laguna Beach PD PIO, Twitter A Model S driver in Laguna Beach has crashed into a parked (and thankfully unoccupied) police SUV while her EV’s Autopilot was reportedly engaged, sustaining minor injuries in the process. It’s not yet known what the driver was doing at the time of the collision, but the incident is once… Continue reading Tesla Model S in Autopilot collides with police SUV
Europe-wide day of action
30.05.2018 Ι Fusion in the railway industry: Siemens Mobility and Alstom go together. A Europe-wide Day of Action today saw thousands of workers joining for collateral and guarantees for all sites in Europe. So far, the companies have made specific commitments only for the German and French locations. Thousands of employees of Alstom and Siemens… Continue reading Europe-wide day of action
Fisker’s comeback powered by new battery
“We are going to see a huge disruption in mobility. We will see a large amount of new type of vehicles emerge, which will make 20 or 30, or 40 percent of our time more efficient”Henrik Fisker Automotive design maven Henrik Fisker’s new venture might be less about the automobile than the technology that will… Continue reading Fisker’s comeback powered by new battery
Geofencing technology demonstration in Stockholm
Tue, May 29, 2018 19:45 CET (Stockholm, Sweden, May 29, 2018) – Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety system, today announced that Veoneer, its electronics business, today participated in a geofencing urban environment technology demonstration in Stockholm, Sweden. Geofencing refers to a geographic zone where the entry, speed… Continue reading Geofencing technology demonstration in Stockholm
Zipcar plans all-electric fleet of over 300 Volkswagens in London
Zipcar is rolling out a fleet of 300 Volkswagen e-Golf in London this year — in what the company is touted as the largest rollout of electric cars in a single English city. Details from the company are still sketchy, but Zipcar said that the first electric vehicles will be available over the summer, with… Continue reading Zipcar plans all-electric fleet of over 300 Volkswagens in London
Athlon deploys new mobility services
Fleet Newspaper By Damien Chalon, the 29/05/2018 With Flex2Use, a mobility credit offer, and Car2Use, a car-sharing service, the long-term renter is accelerating in the field of new mobility. Athlon advances its pawns in the field of mobility. The long-term renter has just announced the launch of two new services. The first, dubbed “Car2Use”, is… Continue reading Athlon deploys new mobility services
Vehicle rental defies Zeitgeist: Sixt boss thinks electric cars are “serious political mistakes”
All articles and backgrounds 05/29/2018 Vehicle rental company defies zeitgeist Sixt boss considers electric cars “serious political mistake” DPA CEO of Sixt AG, Erich Sixt Erich Sixt rumbles again against electric cars, “I do not believe in e-cars, that’s politically a serious mistake,” said the boss and major shareholder of Germany’s largest car rental company… Continue reading Vehicle rental defies Zeitgeist: Sixt boss thinks electric cars are “serious political mistakes”
Exclusive: Henrik Fisker Talks EMotion, Solid-State Batteries
2 H BY DOMENICK YONEY Now, this is an EMotion-al interview! The Fisker EMotion is not just a car. It’s a shot at redemption for Henrik Fisker: the man whose first attempt at automaking — see the Fisker Karma — ended in tears and a lawsuit. But more than that, it could also herald a new age of… Continue reading Exclusive: Henrik Fisker Talks EMotion, Solid-State Batteries
Sixt multiplies its quarterly profit by eight from the sale of its share in DriveNow
Posted 05/29/2018 11:04:10 PM PULLACH (GERMANY), May 29 (EUROPA PRESS) – The rental company of vehicles and mobility services Sixt recorded a consolidated profit of 214.6 million euros in the first quarter of the current year, which means multiplying by more than eight the figures recorded in the previous year. The German company explained that… Continue reading Sixt multiplies its quarterly profit by eight from the sale of its share in DriveNow